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New View Rotation Option

Mon, 02 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

A quick post to introduce the new view rotation option.

New Display Options — Scale and Compass

Fri, 29 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Builds 2241 and 2246 introduce scale and compass display options to make it easier to quickly see how big the scene is and which way it’s oriented.

New Rendering Option — Textured Wireframe mode

Thu, 14 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The new textured wireframe rendering mode introduced in Build 2236 makes it easier to see at a glace what the density of the surface model is without having to turn texturing off.

Enhanced Calibration Visualisation

Wed, 30 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000

In this post we look at the changes to the calibration visualisation introduced in Build 2232.

Disabling Images from the 3D View

Mon, 05 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000

A quick post to demonstrate the new method of disabling images in 3DM CalibCam.

Automatic RO Point Generation Improvements

Mon, 11 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Explaning the improvements and new settings for RO point generation added in Build 2167.

New File Formats — GENX

Mon, 10 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Introducing another of the new file formats — a project file for DTM Generator.

Single Point Digitising Dialog Improvements

Fri, 26 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000

A quick look at some of the enhancements to the Single Point Digitising dialog and Image Manager View in 3DM CalibCam.

New File Formats — DTMX

Mon, 22 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Introducing the first of the new file formats that we are migrating to and the reason for the change.

New Display Options — DTM Colourisation

Tue, 20 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0000

3DM Analyst now has new colourised render modes for DTMs that show the height using colour.

The Benefits of Texture for Geotechnical Analysis

Thu, 02 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0000

What are the benefits of textured surface models vs point clouds and untextured surface models when it comes to structural mapping? Read on to find out!

Aerial Mapping with UAVs and 3DM Analyst Mine Mapping Suite

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 00:00:00 +0000

In this post we expand on the video we uploaded to our YouTube channel that illustrates how to use UAVs with our software.

Residuals

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0000

We thought this would be a good topic to discuss because many people don’t really understand what residuals are and most people don’t make as much use of them as they could.

Stereo Display Hardware

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Stereo display options have been thin on the ground in recent years. This post covers a little of the history and describes in detail the specifications and setup of a new stereo workstation using the latest hardware that ADAM has purchased.

Removing Infrastructure from DTMs

Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0000

In this post we explore how the DTM Filtering dialog can be used to remove infrastructure from DTMs for applications like stockpile volume calculations.

Computer Recommendations — Misc

Wed, 16 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0000

In the final article in this series we look at RAM, hard disks, operating systems, and summarise the recommendations of the first two posts.

Aerial Photography

Tue, 18 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0000

With the advent of low-cost aerial platforms like UAVs customers are increasingly becoming interested in capturing their own aerial imagery for use with 3DM Analyst. In this post we’ll look at the issues involved and the techniques we use.

How Accurate is Photogrammetry? — Part 3

Fri, 24 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Part 3 of this series looks at how much effort is required to achieve a given level of accuracy. This is critically important because although something may be possible in theory, if the effort required in practice is excessive then it may as well be impossible.

How Accurate is Photogrammetry? — Part 2

Tue, 19 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0000

In Part 2 we show how you can estimate the accuracy beforehand so you can achieve the required accuracy with the least effort.

How Accurate is Photogrammetry? — Part 1

Wed, 15 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0000

In this first of a series of posts on accuracy we’ll look at the practical limits on what can be — and has been — achieved in the real world by our customers.

How Does Photogrammetry Work?

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0000

An easy-to-follow explanation of the technique that our software uses to acquire accurate 3D data.

Computer Recommendations — GPU

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0000

In this second article in the series we look at what impact the graphics chip has on our software and which ones you should use.

Computer Recommendations — CPU

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0000

What computer specifications should you aim for? This first in a series of articles looks at the impact the CPU has and explains how to decide whether an upgrade is worthwhile.

About ADAM Technology

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

ADAM Technology develops innovative precision measuring systems for remote 3D measurement using digital photogrammetry.

In addition to the 3DM Analyst family of products, we also have also made custom systems in the past, as well as analytical stereoplotters and conversions in the 80s and 90s.

Please visit our main web site or our Knowledge Base for more information.